Cauchy Distribution does not have a mean, but
∫∞0x.f(x)dx=∫∞02x2π(1+x4)dx=1√2
when we consider both −θ and θ
E{x}=21√2=√2
The emitted photons, assuming that θ is uniformly distributed, −∞<θ<∞, has an expected value of √2.
But,
∫x2.f(x)dx=∫2x3π(1+x4)dx=12πln(x4+1)
does not converge for all values of θ, however for the range 0≤x≤π2,
E{x2}=0.31169
in which case, over the same range,
E{x}=0.314044
and the variance is,
Var{x}=2∗0.31169−(2∗0.314044)2
Var{x}=0.22889, σ=√Var{x}=0.4784
Polarization mean and variance has little meaning, compared to mode at 14√3.